AltWeeklies Wire
Zoe Kazan, an Indie Starlet on the Verge of Fame, Doesn't Need More 'Friends'new
Zoe Kazan is contemplating suicide. No, not in real life, where she’s doing just fine, thank you very much. But she’s had it with that dubious realm of interactivity known as Facebook. So it may be time for online suicide.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
03-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Harmony Korine Talks About Creating a World of 'Killing, Fucking and Burning'new
When I sat down with Korine last week before the world premiere of Trash Humpers, he hadn't done any interviews about it yet, and admitted that he wasn't quite sure how to express his intentions. So we hammered it out together.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Trash Humpers, Harmony Korine
Some of Your Beeswax: Director Andrew Bujalski Chatsnew
If the word “mumblecore” ever meant anything in the first place, it definitely had something to do with Andrew Bujalski. The lo-fi indie director of Funny Ha Ha and Mutual Appreciation debuted his third feature, Beeswax, in March, and speaks about the film festival favorite.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
08-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Directors of 'Tokyo!' Explain What They Were Thinkingnew
One of the strangest anthology films of recent memory, Tokyo! unites the distinctive visions of three individualistic filmmakers: Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-Ho. Needless to say, it's not your average tourist video.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
03-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kelly Reichardt on Working with Michelle Williams and the Realities of Being Poornew
A relentlessly independent director working far outside the confines of the studio system, Reichardt has fashioned a film that illuminates the ways in which people treat one another, from compassion to indifference, during tough times. She spoke us about her new film.
New York Press |
Christopher Wallenberg |
12-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Birth Monologuesnew
Producer Ricki Lake on the birth culture of the U.S.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
01-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Horror's New Kingnew
Producer Guillermo del Toro on Almodovar, the female force in film and discrimination against kids in cinema.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
01-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Juan Antonio Bayona, The Orphanage
Esther B. Robinson on Danny Williamsnew
Factory and family search for the forgotten filmmaker in A Walk Into the Sea.
New York Press |
Benjamin Sutton |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'August Rush': Visualizing the Invisiblenew
Kirsten Sheridan speaks about her father's influence and the balance between genius and madness.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
11-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: August Rush, Kirsten Sheridan
Veteran New York Director Sidney Lumet Tells it Like it Isnew
Walking a fine line between vintage showbiz insights and contemporary industry know-how, Lumet discusses his latest project, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Murder Party' Kills Kids with Humor & Mayhemnew
"I guess the only real issue I have with hipsters and scenesters is intellectual snobbery. It drives me nuts," says director Jeremy Salnier. "Murder Party aims to take their scene and dumb it down with slapstick gags and gratuitous gore."
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jeremy Saulnier, Murder Party
Anton Corbijn on His Biopic of Joy Division's Ian Curtisnew
"Control is about a boy -- where we see his dream and what happens when it turns out to be different than he thinks," Corbijn explains about his first feature film.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Control, Anton Corbijn
Amir Bar-Lev Parses the Paintnew
He uncovers the dirty secrets of a child art prodigy in My Kid Could Paint That.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ang Lee Touches His True Selfnew
"This movie is very personal for me. Not only because I'm going back to Chinese-language film. The characters in the movie, I find myself directing them with my personal knowledge, with feelings and things inside of me that I'm not aware of," explains Lee.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Director David Cronenberg Discusses Existentialismnew
Cronenberg talks about doing the right thing, anguish and Viggo.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
